Meaning & use
carrying capacity
The largest population an environment can support long-term with its available resources.
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Overgrazing eventually pushed the herd beyond the grassland's carrying capacity for the season.
Wildlife managers estimated the lake's carrying capacity for fish before stocking it.
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Carrying capacity is a key concept in ecology, often taught alongside population growth models.
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